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iPhone Reviews Published

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007 | Apple News, iPhone | No Comments

Several columnists for major US newspapers and magazines have already published reviews of the upcoming iPhone scheduled to be released on Friday, June 29th.  Among these are Walt Mossberg of Wall Street Journal, David Pogue of New York Times, Edward Baig writing for USA Today, and Steven Levy of Newsweek.  The reviews seem to be objective and for the most part positive.  It seems that these reviewers have been using the iPhone for a couple of weeks now.  The consensus seems to be that it lives up to most of the hype.  David Pogue says, “It does so many things so well, and so pleasurably, that you tend to forgive its foibles.”

All of the above reviewers name AT&T as the main drawback to the iPhone.  This comes mainly because of the exclusivity of the deal and the slow EDGE data network that is used by the iPhone.  The saver for the iPhone is that it comes with a built-in Wi-Fi.  When you’re near a hot spot, the phone determines which network is faster and switches to Wi-Fi automatically.

From my perspective these reviews seem to be level headed and confirm many of the expectations.  For those of you who hold Apple Inc. stock, may find that your holdings will increase in value because of these reviews.  It does seem unusual that Apple has provided iPhones to some journalists and that they have published reviews prior to the release date.  I don’t think Apple has done something like this before.  It appears that Apple is going the extra mile to promote their new gadget.

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Are Macs More Expensive than PCs?

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007 | Mac Resources, Mac vs Windows | No Comments

One of the things I hear Windows users say is that Macs are expensive. Many people settle for a PC because they can buy one at $600. Scot Finnie published an article for Computerworld.com examining the cost differences between Macs and PCs. He has some good comparisons. I like the article, because I think Scot has done a good work on the comparisons and it supports my opinion that Macs are competitively priced in relation to PCs. If you do your own comparison, just remember to compare similarly configured models.

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iPhone Rate Plan Revealed

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007 | Apple News, iPhone | No Comments

Apple this morning revealed the rate plan for the iPhone on their web site.  At the first glance it doesn’t look too bad.  The plan includes unlimited data and internet service.  I am glad to see that data and internet are bundled into the voice plan for the iPhone.  Without the that iPhone would only be one-third of what it should be.  Just the iPod and a wireless phone.

The iPhone will be available at AT&T and Apple stores on June 29th at 6 pm local time.  In addition, to the rate plan, Apple has posted video guided tour of the iPhone and instructions for activation & sync.

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